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Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning (2023)
Journal Article
Harrington, E., Bell, K., McEwen, L., & Everett, G. (2023). Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning. Journal of Extreme Events, 9(02n03), https://doi.org/10.1142/s234573762350001x

Climate change-related extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, requiring urgent action to effectively plan for them. While disabled women are one group likely to be disproportionately and negatively affected by disasters, they a... Read More about Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning.

The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community (2022)
Journal Article
Bell, K., Hermoza, R. T., Staddon, C., Willems, B., Maldonado, F. C., Berrocal, N. T., & Flores, L. P. (2023). The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community. Journal of Rural Studies, 97, 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.004

In this study of the Andean town of Chuschi and its surrounding district of the same name, we consider the impacts of the proliferation of fencing on once open land. The paper contributes to a growing body of literature on the practice and impact of... Read More about The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community.

Beyond inclusion?: Perceptions of the extent to which Extinction Rebellion speaks to, and for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and working-class communities (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, K., & Bevan, G. (2021). Beyond inclusion?: Perceptions of the extent to which Extinction Rebellion speaks to, and for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and working-class communities. Local Environment, 26(10), 1205-1220. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2021.1970728

There is a resurgent interest in, and debate about, inclusive environmentalism. Within this context, it has been alleged that Extinction Rebellion (XR) exclude Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and working-class people. To understand more about... Read More about Beyond inclusion?: Perceptions of the extent to which Extinction Rebellion speaks to, and for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and working-class communities.

Working-class environmentalism in the UK – Organising for sustainability beyond the workplace (2021)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2021). Working-class environmentalism in the UK – Organising for sustainability beyond the workplace. In N. Räthzel, D. Stevis, & D. Uzzell (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Labour Studies (441-463). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71909-8_19

The labour movement has increasingly articulated the necessity to engage workers in the transition to sustainability (e.g. Labor4sustainability, Mission Statement of the Labor Network for Sustainability, 2017). Workplace mobilisation is vitally impor... Read More about Working-class environmentalism in the UK – Organising for sustainability beyond the workplace.

Mobilising for just transition within and beyond the workplace (2021)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2021). Mobilising for just transition within and beyond the workplace. In N. Räthzel, D. Stevis, & D. Uzzell (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Labour Studies. London: Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71909-8

Under the banner of ‘Just Transition’, the labour movement has articulated the necessity to transform workplace production practices and to tackle social and environmental problems in tandem (e.g. labor4sustainability 2017). Yet, in order to most eff... Read More about Mobilising for just transition within and beyond the workplace.

Can the Green New Deal explicitly incorporate degrowth without losing its popular potential? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2021, July). Can the Green New Deal explicitly incorporate degrowth without losing its popular potential?. Paper presented at International Society for Ecological Economics and the European Society for Ecological Economics - Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis, Online (University of Manchester)

The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, K., & Bevan, G. (2021). The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people. The Journal of Working-Class Studies, 6(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.13001/jwcs.v6i1.6465

There is an urgent need to address a range of environmental issues, including climate change, but the policies enacted to date have usually done nothing to address class inequities and have often led to increased working-class disadvantage. The cause... Read More about The failure of lifestyle environmentalism and the promise of the Green New Deal for working-class people.

The political climate we are in (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2021, June). The political climate we are in. Presented at SERA Labour Environmental Campaign, Bristol and South West Lecture, Bristol (online)

Community climate action (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2021, June). Community climate action. Presented at Community Climate Action Book Talk, Cameron Centre, Lockleaze

The tree of participation: A new model for inclusive decision-making (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, K., & Reed, M. (2022). The tree of participation: A new model for inclusive decision-making. Community Development Journal, 57(4), 595–614. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsab018

Community development often involves organizing participatory decision-making processes. The challenge is for this to be meaningful. Participatory decision-making has the potential to increase the transparency, accountability, equity and efficienc... Read More about The tree of participation: A new model for inclusive decision-making.

Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism (2021)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2021). Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism. In K. Bell (Ed.), Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism. Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter introduces the aim of the book as intending to building bridges between environmentalists and equalities communities. It discusses why we need diversity and inclusion in environmentalism - so that we can bring as many on board as possibl... Read More about Diversity and inclusion in environmentalism.

Youth, climate and environmentalism (2021)
Book Chapter
Bowman, B., Bell, K., & Alexis-Martin, B. (2021). Youth, climate and environmentalism. In K. Bell (Ed.), Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism. Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter focuses on youth activism. It argues that this activism is complex and framed in ways that uphold and recognise the connections between environmental justice and global economic, social and political justice. The youth climate strikes ha... Read More about Youth, climate and environmentalism.

Working-Class Environmentalism: An Agenda for a Just and Fair Transition to Sustainability (2020)
Book
Bell, K. (2020). Working-Class Environmentalism: An Agenda for a Just and Fair Transition to Sustainability. Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29519-6

This book is about how to develop green transitions which benefit, include and respect working class people. The book will challenge current practice, policy and thinking by highlighting how discriminatory and undermining actions and attitudes towar... Read More about Working-Class Environmentalism: An Agenda for a Just and Fair Transition to Sustainability.

Review of Environmental Justice, Popular Struggle and Community Development (2020)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2021). Review of Environmental Justice, Popular Struggle and Community Development. Community Development Journal, 56(3), 541-543. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsaa016

Environmental Justice, Popular Struggle and Community Development provides a global view of how these ways of achieving change can reinforce each other. It is comprised of case examples from around the world, including Canada, Palestine, South Africa... Read More about Review of Environmental Justice, Popular Struggle and Community Development.

Working class environmentalism (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2020, January). Working class environmentalism. Presented at Working Class Environmentalism, Soil Association Bristol

A working-class green movement is out there but not getting the credit it deserves (2019)
Other
Bell, K. (2019). A working-class green movement is out there but not getting the credit it deserves

Environmental protests are now frequently reported in the media, and the green movement is, at last, getting the attention it deserves. But most of the focus is on the activities of groups, such as Extinction Rebellion, which are not strongly rooted... Read More about A working-class green movement is out there but not getting the credit it deserves.

A working-class led transition to sustainability (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2019, September). A working-class led transition to sustainability. Paper presented at Working Class Studies Association Annual Conference: Beyond the Heartlands, University of Kent, Canterbury

Involving working-class people in the transition to sustainability (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2019, August). Involving working-class people in the transition to sustainability. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London

Presentation at Geographical Society Annual Conference: Geographies of Trouble/Geographies of Hope, RGS, London

Different interpretations of 'development' under Living Well (Bolivia) & Green Economy (South Korea) (2018)
Digital Artefact
Bell, K. (2018). Different interpretations of 'development' under Living Well (Bolivia) & Green Economy (South Korea)

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous, consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a... Read More about Different interpretations of 'development' under Living Well (Bolivia) & Green Economy (South Korea).

Criticisms of Green Economy (2018)
Digital Artefact
Bell, K. (2018). Criticisms of Green Economy

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous, consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a... Read More about Criticisms of Green Economy.

Criticisms of Vivir Bien (2018)
Digital Artefact
Bell, K. (2018). Criticisms of Vivir Bien

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous, consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a... Read More about Criticisms of Vivir Bien.

What does Vivir Bien mean? (2018)
Digital Artefact
Bell, K. (2018). What does Vivir Bien mean?

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous,consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a w... Read More about What does Vivir Bien mean?.

Green economy and living well: Which best delivers just transition and green jobs? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2018, September). Green economy and living well: Which best delivers just transition and green jobs?. Paper presented at United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Jobs and Environment meeting, Geneva, Switzerland

Presentation regarding the most impactful path to a just transition.

What is green economy? (2018)
Digital Artefact
Bell, K. (2018). What is green economy?

We have, perhaps, 12 years to restore planetary balance if we are to avert irreversible and abrupt environmental change with deleterious, or even disastrous,consequences for humans. In recent years, several paradigms have emerged which may offer a wa... Read More about What is green economy?.

Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities (2018)
Journal Article
Kitson, J., Williamson, S. J., Harper, P. W., McMahon, C. A., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M. J., …Gautam, B. (2018). Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities. Energy, 160, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.219

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper proposes a DC microgrid system, comprising multiple locally available renewable energy sources in an off-grid rural community, based on a commissioned field study carried out in a rural, off-grid village in Nepal, which... Read More about Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities.

Social equality and sustainable society (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2018, May). Social equality and sustainable society. Paper presented at 12th Workshop on Environment and Society, Institute of Philosophy, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Havana, Cuba

This paper discusses how to simulateously create a sustainable, fair and more equal society.

The importance of equality for achieving sustainable development (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2018, April). The importance of equality for achieving sustainable development. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Athens, Greece

This paper discusses the relationship between equality and sustainable development.

Achieving environmental justice (2018)
Other
Bell, K. (2018). Achieving environmental justice

Podcast Interview, broadcast by Climate Justice Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney. Discusses my work on achieving environmental justice and, particularly, the book of that name.

Green economy and living well (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2017, September). Green economy and living well. Paper presented at Green Economy and Living Well, Seoul, South Korea

Presentation of the achievements and pitfalls of these policy paradigms.

Solidarity for environmental justice: ALBA’s contribution in Latin America and the Caribbean (2017)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2017). Solidarity for environmental justice: ALBA’s contribution in Latin America and the Caribbean. In R. Holifield, J. Chakraborty, & G. Walker (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental Justice. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315678986

Environmental justice embraces the concept and movement for a healthy and safe environment; equal access to environmental resources alongside avoidance of environmental harms; and meaningful participation in environmental decision-making. Central and... Read More about Solidarity for environmental justice: ALBA’s contribution in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A photovoltaic panel modelling method for flexible implementation in Matlab/Simulink using datasheet quantities (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Kitson, J., Williamson, S. J., Harper, P., McMahon, C. M., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M., & Bell, K. (2017). A photovoltaic panel modelling method for flexible implementation in Matlab/Simulink using datasheet quantities. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIE.2017.8001373

© 2017 IEEE. This paper presents a detailed method for creating an embedded Matlab model in Simulink for any solar photovoltaic panel starting with its datasheet values. It links extrinsic functions to the Simulink embedded model to provide fast and... Read More about A photovoltaic panel modelling method for flexible implementation in Matlab/Simulink using datasheet quantities.

Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kitson, J., Williamson, S., Harper, P., McMahon, C., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M., …Gautam, B. (2017, June). Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (SEEP 2017), Bled, Slovenia

This paper proposes a DC microgrid system based on multiple locally available renewable energy sources in an off-grid rural community, based on a field study carried out in a rural, off-grid village in Nepal. The site has been assessed as suitable fo... Read More about Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities.

Working with paradata, marginalia and fieldnotes: The centrality of by-products of social research (2017)
Book
Edwards, R., Phoenix, A., O'Connor, H., Goodwin, J., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2017). A. Phoenix, H. O'Connor, J. Goodwin, & R. Edwards (Eds.), Working with paradata, marginalia and fieldnotes: The centrality of by-products of social research. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784715250

© Rosalind Edwards, John Goodwin, Henrietta O'Connor and Ann Phoenix 2017. All rights reserved. This book asks the important question; Can the by-products of research activity be treated as data and of research interest in themselves? This groundbrea... Read More about Working with paradata, marginalia and fieldnotes: The centrality of by-products of social research.

Tomorrow will be too late: Fidel Castro's environmental legacy (2017)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2017). Tomorrow will be too late: Fidel Castro's environmental legacy

A discussion of the work of Fidel Castro in relation to sustainability in Cuba. When Fidel Castro became President of Cuba in 1959, the country's environment was in ruins as a result of hundreds of years of US and Spanish colonial exploitation of nat... Read More about Tomorrow will be too late: Fidel Castro's environmental legacy.

Living well within planetary limits (2017)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2017). Living well within planetary limits. In E. Márquez (Ed.), Citizenship and quality of life: Debates, challenges and experiences regarding social development in Mexico and Latin America (30-45). Mexico City: UNAM

This chapter explores the Bolivian approach to sustainability and wellbeing - the concept of 'Vivir Bien'. It describes the importance of redistribution of wealth for achieving sustainability and living within the limits of the one planet that we hav... Read More about Living well within planetary limits.

‘Living well’ as a path to social, ecological and economic sustainability (2017)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2017). ‘Living well’ as a path to social, ecological and economic sustainability. Urban Planning, 2(4), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v2i4.1006

© 2017 by the author. While there is wide agreement on the need to move towards fairer and more sustainable societies, how to best achieve this is still the source of some debate. In particular, there are tensions between more market-based/technologi... Read More about ‘Living well’ as a path to social, ecological and economic sustainability.

Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia (2016)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2016). Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia. Journal of Political Ecology, 23(1), 71-92. https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.v23i1

'Green Economy' and 'Living Well ('Vivir Bien)' have emerged as contending macro-policies in the search for a future direction that meets human needs whilst respecting environmental limits. There are a number of different interpretations of each conc... Read More about Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia.

Bread and roses: A gender perspective on environmental justice and public health (2016)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2016). Bread and roses: A gender perspective on environmental justice and public health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(10), Article 1005. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13101005

Gender continues to be a relatively marginal issue in environmental justice debates and yet it remains an important aspect of injustice. To help redress the balance, this article explores women’s experience of environmental justice through a review o... Read More about Bread and roses: A gender perspective on environmental justice and public health.

How paradata can illuminate technical, social and professional role changes between the Poverty in the UK (1967/1968) and Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK (2012) surveys (2016)
Journal Article
Elliott, H., Gordon, D., Edwards, R., Phoenix, A., Gordon, G., Bell, K., …Fahmy, E. (2017). How paradata can illuminate technical, social and professional role changes between the Poverty in the UK (1967/1968) and Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK (2012) surveys. Quality and Quantity, 51(6), 2457-2473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-016-0403-5

© 2016, The Author(s). This article brings together analyses of the micro paradata ‘by-products’ from the 1967/1968 Poverty in the United Kingdom (PinUK) and 2012 Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK (PSE) surveys to explore changes in the conditio... Read More about How paradata can illuminate technical, social and professional role changes between the Poverty in the UK (1967/1968) and Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK (2012) surveys.

Living well indicators (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2016, July). Living well indicators. Paper presented at Reconnecting Development with ‘Living Well’ (Vivir Bien) in Latin America, School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton, England

A discussion of how to measure 'Living Well'/ 'Vivir Bien', the Latin American paradigm for transition to sustainability.

Endless Pressure: Life on a Low Income in Austere Times (2016)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S., Fahmy, E., Sutton, E., & Bell, K. (2017). Endless Pressure: Life on a Low Income in Austere Times. Social Policy and Administration, 51(7), 1156-1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12233

© 2016 The Authors Social Policy & Administration Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Much has been written that details the decline in living standards following the ‘credit crunch’ in the UK. It remains that we understand to a lesser degree the... Read More about Endless Pressure: Life on a Low Income in Austere Times.

Proving the economic value of voluntary, community and social enterprise infrastructure support organisations (2016)
Report
Bell, K. (2016). Proving the economic value of voluntary, community and social enterprise infrastructure support organisations

This report summarises the results of a two year study to assess the social and economic value of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector infrastructure support organisations. The research, commissioned by South West Forum, was condu... Read More about Proving the economic value of voluntary, community and social enterprise infrastructure support organisations.

Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice? (2015)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2015). Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice?. Environmental Research Letters, 10(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/125017

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. Can a healthy environment for all social groups be delivered through capitalism via market mechanisms? Or is it the capitalist system, itself, that has been at the root of the environmental and social crises we now face? Th... Read More about Can the capitalist economic system deliver environmental justice?.

Navigating the stigmatised identities of poverty in austere times: Resisting and responding to narratives of personal failure (2015)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S., Sutton, E., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2016). Navigating the stigmatised identities of poverty in austere times: Resisting and responding to narratives of personal failure. Critical Social Policy, 36(1), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018315601799

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Behavioural explanations of poverty and disadvantage have figured heavily in political rhetoric in the era of austerity, as a means to understand trajectories into poverty and subsequent relationships between benefit cla... Read More about Navigating the stigmatised identities of poverty in austere times: Resisting and responding to narratives of personal failure.

Environmental justice: Inspiration from Latin America (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2015, August). Environmental justice: Inspiration from Latin America. Presented at ‘El Sueno Existe’, Machynlleth, Wales

Karen Bell is a Bristol-based environmental justice academic, author and activist. She will discuss how the Latin American left is leading the way globally in achieving environmental justice – and what we can learn from them. Environmental justice as... Read More about Environmental justice: Inspiration from Latin America.

The educational progress of looked after children in England. Technical report 3: Perspectives of young people, social workers, carers and teachers (2015)
Report
Berridge, D., Bell, K., Sebba, J., & Luke, N. (2015). The educational progress of looked after children in England. Technical report 3: Perspectives of young people, social workers, carers and teachers

This is the technical report giving the perspectives of young people, social workers, carers and teachers on the attainment of looked after children in England.

Generating solidarity around human rights, equality and social justice (2015)
Book Chapter
Cemlyn, C., & Bell, K. (2015). Generating solidarity around human rights, equality and social justice. In E. Equality and Diversity Forum (Ed.), Beyond 2015 - Shaping the Future of Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice (42-52). London: Equality and Diversity Forum

Although human rights, equality and social justice are closely aligned, the relationship between them is rarely analysed or articulated. This paper considers this relationship and argues that strengthening their connections and generating solidarity... Read More about Generating solidarity around human rights, equality and social justice.

The educational progress of looked after children in England: Final report (2015)
Report
Sebba, J., Berridge, D., Luke, N., Fletcher, J., Bell, K., Strand, S., …O'Higgins, A. (2015). The educational progress of looked after children in England: Final report

In this context, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Rees Centre, University of Oxford and School for Policy Studies and Graduate School of Education at the University of Bristol collaborated on this study to identify key care and educational fac... Read More about The educational progress of looked after children in England: Final report.

Quantitative conversations: the importance of developing rapport in standardised interviewing (2014)
Journal Article
Bell, K., Fahmy, E., & Gordon, D. (2016). Quantitative conversations: the importance of developing rapport in standardised interviewing. Quality and Quantity, 50(1), 193-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-014-0144-2

© 2014, The Author(s). When developing household surveys, much emphasis is understandably placed on developing survey instruments that can elicit accurate and comparable responses. In order to ensure that carefully crafted questions are not undermine... Read More about Quantitative conversations: the importance of developing rapport in standardised interviewing.

Green economy and meeting human needs (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, November). Green economy and meeting human needs. Presented at Contemporary Debates and New Discourses on Social Development International Conference, University of Colima, Colima, Mexico

A discussion about the extent to which the sustainable transition paradigm can been human needs.

Socialism, capitalism and environmental justice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, November). Socialism, capitalism and environmental justice. Paper presented at Seventeenth International Conference on Socialism for the Twenty-first Century, School of Political Science from the South and the Higher Institute of International Relations, University of Havana, Cuba

Disussion of different approaches to achieving environmental justice in 6 countries.

Social inclusion and the Green Economy (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, September). Social inclusion and the Green Economy. Paper presented at 12th Annual European Social Policy Association NetworkBeyond the Crisis in Europe - New Opportunities for Reconciling Sustainability, Equality and Economic robustness, Norwegian Social Research Association (NOVA)

This paper looked at the equity and inclusion aspects of recent interpretations of 'Green Economy' e.g. UNEP 2011.

Illuminating twenty-five years of poverty research through paradata and secondary analysis (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K., Gordon, D., Edwards, R., Elliot, H., Fahmy, E., & Phoenix, A. (2014, July). Illuminating twenty-five years of poverty research through paradata and secondary analysis. Paper presented at UK National Social Policy Association Conference, University of Sheffield, England

This paper looked at poverty research over the 20th and 21st centuries, focussing on paradata and secondary analysis. In particular it discussed the work of Peter Townsend.

Can the capitalist state deliver environmental justice? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, July). Can the capitalist state deliver environmental justice?. Paper presented at Social Policy Association National Conference, University of Sheffield, England

This paper disussed the contradictions between capitalism and achieving environmental justice.

Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access (2014)
Report
Edwards, R., Phoenix, A., Elliot, H., Gordon, D., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2014). Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access

This project aimed to provide open access to data from Peter Townsend’s 1967-68 Poverty in the UK (PinUK) landmark UK survey, and to enhance the capacity to use it, through innovative analysis of micro paradata and comparative analysis of macro parad... Read More about Poverty in the UK: Advancing paradata analysis and open access.

Life on a low income in austere times: Precarious budgets (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Pemberton, S., Sutton, E., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2014, June). Life on a low income in austere times: Precarious budgets. Paper presented at 3rd Peter Townsend Memorial Conference, London, England

An analysis of the everyday ways of coping with poverty by those experiencing the impact of service cuts and economic decline.

Energy and social justice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, June). Energy and social justice. Presented at Big Green Week - Energy, Bristol City Council, Bristol. England

A presentation as part of 'Big Green Week' in Bristol discussing energy issues in relation to social justice. The key issue, I propose, is the nationalisation of energy since private energy companies are making vast profits while many poor die in the... Read More about Energy and social justice.

Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba (2014)
Book Chapter
Bell, K. (2014). Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba. In T. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), The International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment (249-273). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar

Increased economic growth has been widely and consistently advocated as a solution to poverty and inequality. Yet many environmentalists are opposed to limitless growth on the grounds that it is ecologically unsustainable. In particular, the ‘degro... Read More about Degrowth for sustainability, equality and poverty reduction: Some lessons from Cuba.

Achieving Environmental Justice: A Cross National Analysis (2014)
Book
Bell, K. (2014). Achieving Environmental Justice: A Cross National Analysis. Bristol, UK: Policy Press

This book addresses the topic of environmental justice, conceptualised as the aspiration for a healthy environment for all social groups, as well as fair and inclusive processes of environmental decision making. The work connects the global and the... Read More about Achieving Environmental Justice: A Cross National Analysis.

Life on a low income in austere times (2014)
Report
Pemberton, S., Sutton, E., Fahmy, E., & Bell, K. (2014). Life on a low income in austere times

Following the ‘credit crunch’ 2007-2008, the UK entered the deepest recessionary conditions in living memory. As the liquidity from the financial services sector came to an abrupt halt, the investment ‘life blood’ of the economy in short supply, nume... Read More about Life on a low income in austere times.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2014)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2014). Environmental justice in Cuba

An overview of Cuba's achievements and constraints in relation to environmental justice.

Environmental justice in Europe and Latin America (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2014, January). Environmental justice in Europe and Latin America

A discussion of the politics and paradigms pertaining to environmental justice in Europe and Latin America.

Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights (2014)
Journal Article
Bell, K., & Cemlyn, S. (2014). Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights. International Journal of Human Rights, 18(7-8), 822-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2014.951339

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Public support for human rights in the UK remains limited, partly as a result of misleading media coverage, as well as political hostility. The UK Human Rights Act, in particular, has been under sustained attack and is now... Read More about Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights.

La Justicia Ambiental (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2013, March). La Justicia Ambiental. Presented at Global Injustice, Plaza 14 Septiembre, Cochabamba, Bolivia

A talk given to an open university in Cochabamba, Bolivia, regarding environmental inequality,the concept of environmental justice, and environmental injustices in different parts of the world.

Working class involvement in the Green Party (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2013, March). Working class involvement in the Green Party

A speech given to the Green Party national conference on how to be more inclusive of working class people.

Urban waste collection – An environmental justice issue? (2013)
Book Chapter
Bell, K., & Sweeting, D. (2013). Urban waste collection – An environmental justice issue?. In M. Zapata, & M. Hall (Eds.), Organising Waste in the City. Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qgpsv

Despite recent attempts to improve urban waste management through increased recycling, insufficient attention has been paid to the social and distributional impacts of waste policy. This omission means that such changes appear to have reinforced envi... Read More about Urban waste collection – An environmental justice issue?.

Public attitudes to human rights (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, July). Public attitudes to human rights. Presented at Human Rights in the UK, Equality and Diversity Forum

A presentation of our research on UK public attitudes to human rights.

Inequity and the ecological crisis (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, June). Inequity and the ecological crisis. Presented at Alternative Rio Conference, University of London, England

Climate justice, energy justice, environmental justice

Is socially-just degrowth compatible with a market economy? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2012, May). Is socially-just degrowth compatible with a market economy?. Paper presented at Montreal International Conference on Degrowth in the Americas, McGill & Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A discussion of economic growth, sustainability and equity. The paper highlighted the sustainability issues inherant within capitalism.

The Mohawk traditional council (2012)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2012). The Mohawk traditional council

This work discusses environmental justice issues in Kahnawake, one of the eight communities that make up the Mohawk Nation. The traditional territory of the Mohawk extends through vast regions of what is currently referred to as Quebec, Ontario, and... Read More about The Mohawk traditional council.

Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations (2012)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2013). Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 16(2), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2011.653217

Cuba, a country that is often portrayed as an isolated, secretive and bureaucratic dictatorship, would appear to present many challenges for a social researcher intent on eliciting the genuine opinions of the native population. However, in December 2... Read More about Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations.

Climate justice (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, December). Climate justice. Presented at National Latin America Conference, London, England

A discussion of climate justice in Latin America, focussing on Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.

Climate justice in Latin America (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, November). Climate justice in Latin America. Presented at UK Campaign Against Climate Change National Conference, London, England

Presenting global climate injustices and impacts on Latin America.

How to increase working-class representation (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, September). How to increase working-class representation. Presented at National Green Party Conference, Sheffield, England

How to overcome the barriers to working-class representation in the Green Party

Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study (2011)
Report
Cemlyn, S., Bell, K., Heslop, P., Gordon, D., Sardinha, L., & Patsios, D. (2011). Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study

The study‘s focus was on social inclusion, and how voluntary and charitable organisations try to overcome the barriers and inequalities which prevent people participating on equal terms in society. Its aim was to identify gaps in provision and ways t... Read More about Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study.

Environment and the socially inclusive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, June). Environment and the socially inclusive city. Presented at Bristol Festival of Nature, Bristol

Looking at people's perceptions of their local environment as reported at the Bristol Festival of Nature. Creating a map of environmental inequalities.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2011, May). Environmental justice in Cuba. Paper presented at Critical Social Policy: Environment Launch, University of East London

Understanding the successes of Cuba in relation to sustainability.

Living well in Lockleaze (2011)
Other
Bell, K. (2011). Living well in Lockleaze

The booklet ‘Living Well in Lockleaze’, was produced by Lockleaze Environment Group with the aim of making life better and easier for the people who live here. We compiled a list of 101 tips and resources to make money go further, improve health, in... Read More about Living well in Lockleaze.

Climate justice: The global climate negotiations (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2010, December). Climate justice: The global climate negotiations. Presented at UK National Latin America Conference 2010, Congress House, London, England

A discussion of the role of Bolivia in the climate negotiations, seeking a maximum 1.5 degrees of warming, while others accept 2 degrees.

Environmental justice in Cuba: The use of degrowth policies for sustainable development (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2010, September). Environmental justice in Cuba: The use of degrowth policies for sustainable development. Paper presented at Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a New Politics of Environment, Development and Social Justice Conference, STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, England

This paper discusses the concept and value of 'degrowth' for achieving sustainability, drawing on the experience of Cuba.

The causes of environmental injustice (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2010, September). The causes of environmental injustice. Paper presented at Contemporary Conflicts: Class, Culture, Environment Conference, University of Bristol, England

A discussion of the theories explaining environmental injustice.

Environmentalism and working class inclusion (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2010, September). Environmentalism and working class inclusion. Presented at National Green Party Conference, Cardiff, Wales

A fringe workshop on how the Green Party in particular, and environmentalism in general, can be more inclusive of working class people.

Degrowth – What can we learn from Cuba? (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2010, March). Degrowth – What can we learn from Cuba?. Paper presented at Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

A discussion of the value of degrowth for achieving sustainability, drawing on the experience of Cuba.

Environmental justice in Cuba: Citizenship and ecology (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2009, May). Environmental justice in Cuba: Citizenship and ecology. Paper presented at Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship Conference, Oxford University, England

This paper discusses the environmental justice situation in Cuba.

Cuba - Environment, justice and equality (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2009, April). Cuba - Environment, justice and equality. Paper presented at Bristol Latin America Forum, University of Bristol, England

Cuba's successes, constraints and challenges in achieving environmental justice.

Environmental justice in the UK: A case study of Lockleaze (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. (2008, May). Environmental justice in the UK: A case study of Lockleaze. Paper presented at State of Environmental Justice in America Conference, Howard University, Washington D.C., United States

This paper described the environmental injustices in Lockleaze, Bristol, identifying their causes.

Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2008). Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol. Environmental Justice, 1(4), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2008.0527

Despite a number of seemingly progressive government initiatives, recent studies show environmental injustice continues to be a real and substantive problem in the United Kingdom. This case study focuses on one possible reason for this—the lack of in... Read More about Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol.

Evaluation of Voscur’s equalities and neighbourhood work (2008)
Report
Bell, K. (2008). Evaluation of Voscur’s equalities and neighbourhood work

This report discusses the work of Voscur, an infrastructure organisation for Bristol, in terms of its community, neighbourhood and equalities work.

Living well, equality and socialism in UK and Bolivia
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. Living well, equality and socialism in UK and Bolivia

This is an interactive workshop for the Free Popular University in Cochabamba. The University is open to everyone to freely teach and learn about current issues.

Achieving environmental justice: Environmental equality in the green capital
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. Achieving environmental justice: Environmental equality in the green capital. Presented at Achieving Environmental Justice: Environmental Equality in the Green Capital’

Environmental problems are more likely to impact on low income and black and minority ethnic communities. In her book, Achieving Environmental Justice, and this event Cabot Institute member Karen Bell assesses the causes and solutions for this and as... Read More about Achieving environmental justice: Environmental equality in the green capital.

Living well within planetary limits
Presentation / Conference
Bell, K. Living well within planetary limits. Presented at New Theories in Social Science International Conference

This workshop discussed the concept of Vivir Bien and how it contributes to sustainability.